Food bag with wet wipe

ABSTRACT

A bag for containing food, such as popcorn, or the like, has a cleansing wipe thereto.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the general art of bags, and to theparticular field of food-containing bags.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Most people are trained from childhood onward to wash one's hands beforeeating and that to develop such habit is a healthful hygiene habit.Nevertheless, as adults become more rushed for time in day to dayactivities, such habits are generally discarded as unimportant. Yetdisease consciousness is renewing with the arrival of killer viruses andother contagions, because of the rising health stakes associated withunconcerned hygiene behavior. Even in the absence of killer viruses, theWorld Health Organization estimates that each year millions of peopledie from bacteria related diseases alone.

Popcorn is one of the favorite snack foods of the American people. Thisis because it is inexpensive, easy to prepare and contains relativelyfew calories. It is also a reasonably healthy food and quite tasty.Popcorn is one of the most popular food items served at movies andtheaters. Often, people partake in the eating of popcorn without washingtheir hands. As a result, food is consumed without the benefit of ahandwashing in a situation that is conducive to germs because of theproximity of other people as well as the general theater environment.

Therefore, there is a need for a means for promoting handwashing and thegeneral cleaning of hands before, during and/or after, eating food froma bag, such as eating popcorn from a bag in a movie theater.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The above-discussed disadvantages of the prior art are overcome by a baghaving a cleansing wipe attached thereto. Since popcorn is the mostpopular item consumed in movie theaters, the present inventionincorporates a cleaning and sanitizing towelette with a popcorn bag.Using the popcorn bag embodying the present invention will permit a userto clean their hands before, during and/or after eating the popcornthereby promoting cleanliness and sanitation. It is also noted that thecleansing wipe can be mounted on a container other than a bag, such as acarton or the like, and can be used in conjunction with food other thanpopcorn. Accordingly, the disclosure of popcorn and a bag are intendedto be examples and are not intended to be limiting.

Other systems, methods, features, and advantages of the invention willbe, or will become, apparent to one with skill in the art uponexamination of the following figures and detailed description. It isintended that all such additional systems, methods, features, andadvantages be included within this description, be within the scope ofthe invention, and be protected by the following claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

The invention can be better understood with reference to the followingdrawings and description. The components in the figures are notnecessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustratingthe principles of the invention. Moreover, in the figures, likereferenced numerals designate corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first form of a popcorn bag embodyingthe present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a second form of a popcorn bag embodyingthe present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a third form of a popcorn bag embodyingthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the figures, it can be understood that the presentinvention is embodied in a bag 10 for containing food. Bag 10 comprisesa paper bag 12 which has a sidewall 14, an end wall 16 which is a bottomwall when the bag is in use such as shown in the figures, a top rim 18on the sidewall and a longitudinal axis 20 which extends between thebottom wall and the top rim. The sidewall has an inner surface 22 whichis located adjacent to food, such as popcorn P, candy, or the like,stored in the bag and an outer surface 24.

A cleansing wipe 40 has a body 42 which includes an outer perimeter 44,a first surface 46, a second surface 48 and a releasable adhesive 50 onthe first surface adjacent to the outer perimeter. In the configurationsshown in the figures, the first surface is located adjacent to and inabutting contact with the outer surface of the sidewall. The cleansingwipe is releasably mounted by the adhesive on the outside surface of thesidewall of the bag.

Other forms of the bag include a plurality of cleansing wipes mounted onthe sidewall of the bag with the cleansing wipes being spaced apart fromeach other in the direction of the longitudinal axis. Thus, there can bebags of several different sizes, such as a small bag 12 shown in FIG. 1,a medium size bag 12′ shown in FIG. 2, and a large bag 12″ shown in FIG.3.

The bag is used by storing food therein, and removing the cleansing wipefrom the bag to clean the user's hands before, during and/or aftereating. The cleansing wipe is in a convenient location and thus willpromote use thereof.

While various embodiments of the invention have been described, it willbe apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many moreembodiments and implementations are possible within the scope of thisinvention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be restricted except inlight of the attached claims and their equivalents.

1. A bag for containing food comprising: A) a paper bag having asidewall, the sidewall having an inner surface which is located adjacentto food stored in the bag and an outer surface; and B) a cleansing wipehaving a body which includes an outer perimeter, a first surface, asecond surface and a releasable adhesive on the first surface adjacentto the outer perimeter; and C) the cleansing wipe being releasablymounted by the adhesive on the outside surface of the sidewall of thebag.
 2. The bag defined in claim 1 further including a plurality ofcleansing wipes mounted on the sidewall of the bag.
 3. The bag definedin claim 2 wherein the bag has an end wall which is a bottom wall whenthe bag is in use, a top rim on the sidewall, and a longitudinal axiswhich extends between the bottom wall and the top rim, the cleansingwipes being spaced apart from each other in the direction of thelongitudinal axis.